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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges
$38,148 Avg Salary
$19,362 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

Plant Sciences is the #146 most popular major in the country with 912 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Plant Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for plant sciences students. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plant sciences programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plant sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 63
Georgia 43
North Carolina 39
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 12
Alabama 52
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 20
West Virginia 7

Plant Sciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

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